PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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3
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6
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7
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
2
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
2
Flemish
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French
6
Italian
4
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 39 (olim H.C.41; = MaiM 64), c. 1505-15, All folios
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